If you didn't already know, plaits are a gift from the hair gods. Why? Well, picture the scene...

You've slept through your alarm, you've got 15 minutes to get ready before you leave the house, you look in the mirror and your hair is an unruly bush of knots and grease. Gross. With no time to shove your head under the cold tap you've got to be creative. Enter the braided updo.

And where better to seek inspo than on the heads of the rich and the famous. Flame-haired Emma Stone and Brit beauty Emma Watson are the go-to girls for casual side braids - and they can be glammed up or toned down to suit the occasion too.